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Ted Kennedy

Character Information

Gender:	Male ♂
Status:	Alive
Hair:	Gray
Occupation:	U.S. Senator
Relatives:	Brothers: John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy Father: Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Niece: Caroline Kennedy Nephew: John F. Kennedy, Jr.
First appearance:	"Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"
Voiced by:	Hank Azaria

Edward Moore Kennedy, better known as Ted Kennedy, is a politician and little brother of President John F. Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy.

History

When Lisa delivered her hostile take on American politics in her essay Cesspool on the Potomac at the Reading Digest essay competition finals, an upset Senator Kennedy was seen at one of the tables.^[1]

When the police used Princess Opal to find Principal Skinner, she saw wedding bells for Vanna White and Ted Kennedy.^[2]

Kent's llama had bitten Ted Kennedy, much to Kent's happiness.^[3]

During a KBBL radio broadcast, Birch Barlow criticized Ted Kennedy by claiming he "lacked integrity." The remark was presented as part of Barlow's exaggerated conservative commentary, and the joke came from Carl expressing disbelief that anyone would say such a thing about Kennedy.^[4]

A 20-year-old issue of the Springfield Shopper had the headline "America Loves Ted Kennedy." Marge collected the newspaper from the dump for Lisa's science project.^[5]

The Amendment To Be promised, "I'll make Ted Kennedy pay - if he fights back, I'll say that he's gay."^[6]

When Lisa did a crossword puzzle, one clue was "Abbr. after Ted Kennedy's name."^[7]

Non-canon

The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed in-universe.

Kennedy had been president before Lisa got elected.^[8]

Behind the Laughter

Senator Ted Kennedy died on August 25, 2009 at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.

Ted Kennedy was one of the main inspiration for Springfield Mayor "Diamond Joe" Quimby.

Appearances

Episode – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"

Episode – "Bart the Murderer" (mentioned)

Episode – "Dog of Death" (mentioned)

Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (mentioned)

Episode – "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily" (picture)

Episode – "The Day the Violence Died" (mentioned)

Episode – "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" (mentioned)

Episode – "Havana Wild Weekend" (fantasy)

References

External links

Ted Kennedy at Wikipedia

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[1] "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"

[2] "Bart the Murderer"

[3] "Dog of Death"

[4] "Sideshow Bob Roberts"

[5] "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily"

[6] "The Day the Violence Died"

[7] "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"

[8] "Bart to the Future"

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